Ironing-machine.



. adapted to receive and 5() bearing members.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS O. LEWIS, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE MONARCH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

IRONING-MACHINE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18, 1908.

Application filed February 25. 1907. Serial No. 359.082

To an whom it may concern: Be it known that I, LEWIS G. Lewis, citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of 5 Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an ironing machine.

The object of the invention is the provi- 0 sion of an ironing machine adapted for domestic used and constructed in such manner that it may be manually operated much after the manner of a sewing machine.

A further object of the invention is the provision of-an ironing machine of this character having a plurality of rolls, some of which are adapted to receive and iron plain articles such as sheets,. illow cases, handkerchiefs and the like, 'wl file others of the rolls are iron shirts having collars and cufis attached.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the detailed description which now follows.

'In the accompanying. drawing: Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section of an ironing machine constructed in accordance with the invention, Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the machine looking from the right in Fig. 1, and, Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of the bearing of the upper roller.

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, the numerals 5 designate the upright members of a support-.

ing frame. Transverse members 6 form portions of these upright membersand a tie-rod 7 connects the upright members. A treadle 8 is journaled upon this tierod and is connected by a connecting rod 9 to a crank 10. This crank is mounted upon a shaft 11 which is journaled in one of the upright members 5. A balance wheel 12 is mounted upon this shaft, as is alsoagear wheel 13. A smooth metallic roller 14 is mounted in bearing block 15and these bearing blocks are supported by springs 16 located in cut-away portions 17 of the upright members 5. The roller 14 is hollow and is reduced as at 18 and 19 to form These members are hollow and the member 18 has a flaring mouth 20. A pinion 21 is mounted upon a reduced bearing member 19 of the roller 14 and meshes with a pinion 22 which is mounted upon the 56 shaft 23 of a roller 24. 'ThiS roller 24 is and 14, respectively, to heat said rollersl. will therefore beseen that the roller 30 is covered with a fabric 25 the upper surface of the roller 14 bearing against the lower surface of this fabric covered roller. At its opposite end the shaft 26 of the roller 24 is provided with a pinion 27 which meshes with a pinion 28 which is fast upon the reduced bearing portion- 29 of a 'hollow metallic roller 30. This reduced portion 29 has a flaring mouth 31 and a movable cap 32 is held by a spring 33 in-engagement withthe upper portion of 5 this roller. Pivoted at 34 to the upper portion ofthe upright bearing member 5 is an arm 36. As is best illustratedin Fig. 3, this arm is pivoted for vertical movement, but is held against lateral movement. The outer end of this arm is ro vided with a bearing 37 for the reduced earing'portion 38 of the roller 30. A gas pipe 39 has branches 40 and 41 adapted to'direct gas into the rollers (10 Y mounted for a slight yielding Vertical movement, but is held against lateral movement.

As best illustrated in Fig. 2, tables 42 are secured to and connect the end members 5 and these tables are further supported by braces 43-.

The operation of the device is as follows: When it is desired to iron sheets, handkerchiefs, pillow cases'and like plain articles, they are passed between the rollers 14 and24, it being understood that at this time gas will be admitted to the interior of the roller 14 and ignited to thereby heat said roller. The yielding mounting of the roller 14 with relation to theroller 24, permits articles of varying thickness to pass between said rollers, it

bein understood that motion is imparted to all of the rollers from the treadle 8, through D the connections described. It has been found, however, that it is impossible to iron .shirts, shirt waists and the like, having cuffs and collars attached and having numerous irregular surfaces to be ironed, by merely running them between two rollers. Theyt must be manipulated to a certain extent to getthe various portions in proper position before being placed between the rollers and in order to accomplish this, I provide the v shorter roller 30 mounted in such manner 1 that the articles may be passed beneath the roller 30 from the front end thereof. It will therefore be seen that it will be an easy matter to iron cuffs and the like "by-placing them beneath this small roller. The machine as a 1 whole, will therefore effectually iron an ordinary family washing. it may be cheaply made and requires but little room in the household. I f

As has been hefi; e stated, the object of this invention is to provideia machine which is adapted for household use and which may be so cheaply constructed as to place it withm the reach of the average householder.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that simple and eflicient means are here in provided foriaceomplishin'g the objects of the invention, but while the elements shown and described are well adapted to serve the purposes for which .tl'iey are intended, it is to be understood that the invention isnot limited to the precise construction set forth, but includes within its purview suchchang'es as may be made within the scope of the append V oted to the frame for the opposite end ofthe short roller, and foot power devices for imparting rotation to all of said rollers.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a supporting frame, of a fabric covered roller join'naled in said snppor'ting frame, a hollow metallic roller which bears against the underside of the fabric covered roller, spring hearings in which said last named roller is moimted, means. for

heating said roller, a pinion carried by said roller, a pinion carried by the fabric covered roller with which said first named pinion meshes, a shaft, a balance wheel mounted svasei upon'said shaft, foot power connections for impzni'ting movement to said shaft and said balance wheel, a gear wheel mounted upon the shaft which meshes with the pinion of the hollow metallic roller, a second short hollow metallic roller, a pinion connected t'OQ said second short roller, a second pinion" mounted upon'the bearing for the short roller, and a pivoted arm adapted to support the outer end of the 1 fabric covered roller with 1 which the last named pinion meshes, a spring short roller, said arm serving to hold said roller against lateral movement.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with a'supporting frame, of a fabric covered roller journaled in saidsupporting frame, a long hollow metallic roller of-snbstantially the samelength as the fabric covered roller, s ring bearings in which said last named rol er is mounted, said spring bearing serving to hold said roller into engagement with said fabric covered roller, means for heating said roller, a pinion carried upon each end of said hollow metallic roller, a pinion mounted upon each end of 'the fabric covered roller, the pinions of the fabric covered roller meshing with the pinions of the hollow metallic roller, foot power devices for imparting rotation to the 1011 metallic roller, ashort hollow metallic roller of considerably less length than the fabric covered roller, a pinion connected to said short roller, said pinion meshing with one of the pinions. of the fabric covered roller, and an arm connected to the supporting frame atone end of the short metallic roller and forming a bearing for the opposite end of said' short metallic roller.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

.LEVVIS C. LEWIS.

Witnesses A. L. PHELPS, 'L. CARL SToUoHroN. 

